Uber Pumps Capital Into Nvidia-Backed Wayve's Series C Funding Round
Uber Pumps Capital Into Nvidia-Backed Wayve's Series C Funding Round
In a recent strategic move, Uber (NYSE:UBER) has announced a partnership with Wayve, a U.K.-based startup Embodied AI for autonomous driving. The ride-hailing giant has also invested in Wayve's Series C funding round.
近期，Uber（NYSE:UBER）宣佈與Wayve合作，這是一家總部位於英國的初創公司。Wayve專注於自動駕駛的具身化人工智能。這家叫車巨頭還投資了Wayve的C輪融資。
What Happened: As per a press release on Thursday, Wayve and Uber have teamed up to accelerate the development of self-driving technology. Uber's investment is an extension of Wayve's ongoing Series C fundraising round.
根據週四的新聞稿，Wayve和Uber合作加速自動駕駛技術的開發。Uber的投資是Wayve持續進行的C輪融資的延展。
With Uber's financial support, Wayve aims to expedite its collaboration with global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to equip consumer vehicles with Level 2+ advanced driver assistance and Level 3 automated driving capabilities. The company also plans to create globally scalable Level 4 autonomous vehicles for future deployment on Uber.
在Uber的財務支持下，Wayve旨在加快與全球原始設備製造商（OEM）的合作，爲消費者車輛配備2級+的高級駕駛輔助系統和3級的自動駕駛能力。該公司還計劃爲未來在Uber上部署的全球可擴展的4級自動駕駛車輛提供支持。
Wayve's approach to Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technology focuses on mapless end-to-end AI, enabling automated vehicles to operate without geofenced limits. The partnership envisions Wayve-powered self-driving vehicles on the Uber network in multiple markets worldwide, bringing Wayve's leading technology to Uber's over 150 million monthly global users.
Wayve在自動駕駛汽車（AV）技術方面的方法側重於無地理圍欄限制的無地圖端到端人工智能，使自動駕駛車輛能夠在沒有地理圍欄限制的情況下運行。該合作伙伴關係預計將在Uber全球多個市場將由Wayve提供動力的自動駕駛車輛引入，爲Uber每月超過1.5億全球用戶帶來Wayve領先的技術。
Alex Kendall, Co-founder and CEO of Wayve, expressed his enthusiasm about the partnership, stating that it would "massively ramp up our AI's fleet learning, ensuring our AV technology is safe and ready for global deployment across Uber's network."
Wayve的聯合創始人兼首席執行官Alex Kendall對這一合作表示熱情，並表示這將"大幅提升我們AI車隊的學習能力，確保我們的AV技術在Uber的全球部署方面是安全且準備就緒的。"
Why It Matters: This partnership follows Uber's previous investments in autonomous vehicle technology. In June, Uber, along with Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Volvo, invested $200 million in autonomous trucking startup Waabi.
爲什麼這很重要：這項合作是Uber在自動駕駛車技術上的又一次投資。今年6月，Uber與Nvidia Corp.（NASDAQ:NVDA）和Volvo共同投資了自動駕駛卡車初創公司Waabi的2000萬美元。
In August, Uber announced a strategic partnership with General Motors' Cruise to bring autonomous vehicles to its platform. This partnership shed light on Uber's future business model for autonomous car makers.
今年8月，Uber宣佈與通用汽車的Cruise展開戰略合作，將自動駕駛汽車引入其平台。這項合作揭示了Uber在自動駕駛汽車製造商方面的未來商業模式。
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